4/9/20
Top 40 Thursday
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1A
Not as much
Less
5A
Espresso’s top layer
Foam
9A
___ and flow (tidal motions)
Ebb
12A
Actor Alda who had a recurring role on Ray Donovan
Alan
13A
Like a car that’s sitting at a red light
Idle
14A
Mamma ___! Here We Go Again
Mia
15A
Piano Man singer who sang Uptown Girl: 2 wds.
Billy Joel
17A
Core training muscles briefly
Abs
18A
Puts on the radio
Airs
19A
Square in a kitchen backsplash
Tile
20A
Koran reader’s religion
Islam
24A
Heaps
Piles
25A
Actor ___ Patrick Harris
Neil
26A
Resident of Davenport or Dubuque
Iowan
29A
Stronger singer who sang It’s Quiet Uptown on The Hamilton Mixtape: 2 wds.
Kelly Clarkson
34A
Ownership documents
Deeds
35A
Florida Georgia ___ (country music duo)
Line
36A
Couches
Sofas
39A
Round felt hat
Beret
40A
Chips ___! (cookie brand)
Ahoy
41A
Keg beverage
Beer
44A
Peanut butter container
Jar
45A
Grenade singer who was the featured vocalist on Uptown Funk: 2 wds.
Bruno Mars
50A
What’s displayed at many museums
Art
51A
The ___ of the Rings
Lord
52A
___ Primo (berry-filled bowl at Jamba Juice)
Acai
53A
Shift or Tab for example
Key
54A
___ company three’s a crowd
Twos
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
55A
Slim plant in a swamp
Reed
1D
Where Dr. Frank-N-Furter created Rocky Horror
Lab
2D
Cornerback Apple of the New Orleans Saints
Eli
3D
ESPN football reporter Paolantonio
Sal
4D
Show that launched the careers of Adam Sandler and Eddie Murphy: Abbr.
SNL
5D
Pacific island where the last eight seasons of Survivor have been filmed
Fiji
6D
Unpleasant stink
Odor
7D
Ginger ___ (soft drinks)
Ales
8D
Brooks who directed Spaceballs
Mel
9D
Message that may have JPEG attachments
Email
10D
Holy book of Christianity
Bible
11D
Military outposts
Bases
16D
Candied vegetable in a Thanksgiving side dish
Yam
19D
Faint sound of a bell
Tinkle
20D
Printer purchase
Ink
21D
I told you so!
See
22D
___ Wayne (Uproar rapper)
Lil
23D
From sunup to sundown: Hyph.
All Day
24D
How many shots it should take in golf
Par
26D
It might be crushed in a blender
Ice
27D
Ancient
Old
28D
As I ___ saying…
Was
30D
What the French word oui means in English
Yes
31D
Pardon me ___ (polite way to get a man’s attention)
Sir
32D
You’re Still the ___ (1998 Shania Twain hit)
One
33D
Tennis court divider
Net
36D
White temporarily took over for him as Wheel of Fortune host
Sajak
37D
Chicago airport
Ohare
38D
Twenty doubled
Forty
39D
Guy pal to a surfer
Bro
41D
Hair above the eye
Brow
42D
Multinational monetary unit
Euro
43D
Odds and ___
Ends
45D
Sandwich that’s not kosher for short
BLT
46D
Month when winter turns into spring: Abbr.
Mar
47D
___ of spades (the death card)
Ace
48D
The Photograph star Issa ___
Rae
49D
___ Meier’s Civilization (long-running video game franchise)
Sid